The AFC South is expected to be a division that will come down to the wire in 2020 with three of the four teams likely battling for the top spot.
Between the Colts, Titans and Texans, much of the standings will be determined by the play at the quarterback position. For Philip Rivers and the Colts, this is certainly the case.
NFL.com’s Adam Schein ranked each division by its strength at the quarterback position. The Colts and the rest of the AFC South came in sixth.
Watson is amazing — and especially great with the game on the line. Even though DeAndre Hopkins was inexplicably shipped to Arizona, Watson will still be able to work his winning-time magic with a crop of solid wideouts at his disposal. Tannehill was arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the league during the 2019 regular season. While it is impossible to expect the same domination in 2020, he’s now entrenched as The Guy in Nashville. In theory, he should be more comfortable. I expect Rivers to bounce back in a major way behind the Colts’ incredible offensive line. He’s not done. Minshew was a solid rookie, and Doug Marrone really likes him.
While the Colts have added talent and depth to some important parts of the roster this offseason, it will all come down to the play under center. They had a shot to make it into the playoffs in 2019, but we saw what the poor play from Jacoby Brissett did to those chances.
Rivers arrives in Indy looking to bounce back from one of his worst campaigns since becoming a starting quarterback in 2006. An upgraded offensive line and plentiful weapons around him should be enough to give him a shot at bouncing back.
The AFC South is typically one of the most overlooked divisions in the NFL, and it should be a tight race to the end in 2020.